I have read that bp does have one symptom of many that fear someone is going to harm you.
I have it myself and on my med info sheet from the pharmacy my med should help with this symptom.I take lithium and it has helped a little.

I asked my pdoc for med help and she said with her 25 yrs exp that my only other option was xanax wich I take.

Paxil is used for social anxiety but she feels it is to risky for someone with bp for fear of trigering mania as well as Prozac.

Other pdoc may not agree with mine because my pdoc is old school.

I've had social anxiety most of my life. The reasons have varied throughout they years. I am still very isolated. A lot of mine was from being forced to be isolated growing up. Both my parents were psychopaths. Thank God they are both dead and in hell I hope.
I've gotten a lot of healing. My isolation now only comes from not being my size 3 bikini material body I am working on so I don't have to be alone so much.

I get ral bad anxiety when I know I have to go meet with people I know the only help has been valium to calm me down a little but the thoughts are still there for the most part without it though they can become overwhelming and keep me from going out at all. =)

I have terrible social anxiety, it even extends to family and I don't really have any friends because I try to avoid people as much as possible. I do voluntary work which involves a weekly meeting and even though they're a really nice bunch of people I dread it every week and often make excuses not to go

Some of my meds should help with this and I often take lorazepam when I know I'm going to have to be in a social situation, but the main way we're treating it is through therapy, and I do feel I'm starting to make some progress, I mean even signing up for the voluntary work was a big step for me.

So yes mention it to pdoc, but also bring it up with your therapist, much better to learn to deal with it yourself IMHO without having to rely on drugs. Good luck and remember you are not alone with this one by a long shot

I have trouble leaving the house at times, have to really push outside of my comfort zone alot and the anxiety is excruciating. I'm not the biggest people person either, have really isolated myself. I wouldn't recommend isolating to anyone can be very lonely. Get out and push past those comfort zones a bit, makes me feel alot better after I do. Like magic! :-)

i also have a problem with social anxiety, i have this fear that people really all hate me, they just act like they like me because we work together or because they are just being nice, i have no advice, but wanted to offer you my support and hugs
Andrea

Many many times I feel like I am the only one who has this problem. Thanks to everybody - it helps to know I'm not alone in this

I have pretty bad social anxiety. Lately I've been pushing myself way outside of my comfort zones. I just had to attend a 3 day meeting with my company and it was intense. No down time at all because we had meetings all day and dinners at night.

Then I decided I was sick of being scared and offered to present a small portion on the last day. I got so nervous I was shaking like a leaf and my voice was quivering. But I'm proud of myself for finishing it and holding my head high even though I totally sucked at it. Part of me still can't believe I did that with the anxiety I have around social gatherings.

I also have awful social anxiety. Even with my family. You all know when it comes to AA topics you can't shut me up for the life of me. I can even hear the prayers saying, "Please God shut him up! Even a little!"

Then I go to my family and I have a sister-in-law with 4 years sobriety. She is always trying to talk about AA with me yet I don't bite. I ignore her to no end. It is so weird. A topic I can talk about until hell freezes me is now frozen over.

Same thing at work. I listen then say nothing, nada, zip!

Well... my social anxiety is so bad that I have panic attacks when I leave the house. I have been told by a health care professional that it is agoraphobia. Either way, I isolate myself.

I have social anxiety. When I am out and about it I get irritable if approached by a stranger or in the check out line. With extended family I have it as well. I try to stay away from them as much as possible and am thinking of ditching that family Christmas this year.

Yes I firmly believe social anxiety and plain old anxiety goes hand in hand with bi-polar. I have extreme troubles with social situations. This has kept me from having a girlfriend and a bunch of stuff. Then add in general lifes bad situations and it just gets worse. Clonazapam/ativan/klonopin help but do not cure. It is a inner fight that we must overcome. How do you overcome it.....got me....just don't know